A systematic review of literature on offshoring of value chain activities

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 390-406

  Schmeisser, Bjoern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global value chain; Offshore outsourcing; Offshoring; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887624997     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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